FPL vs Design Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FPL
Manage your electricity account securely with biometric login. Report outages, track restoration, and receive bill notifications. Monitor energy usage and view projected costs.
- Biometric account access
- Report and track power outages
- Real-time bill notifications
- Projected monthly bill amounts
- Energy usage tracking
- View and download bills
- Account profile management
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Get more with just a tap of our app. Your fingerprint or FaceID will give you instant, secure access to your account so you can easily manage your power in the palm of your hand – report an outage and receive updates, get real-time bill notifications and reminders, find out about your next month’s projected bill amount and more! Features include: ALERTS AND REMINDERS -If you’re not already receiving your bill by email, you will be automatically switched to monthly email bills (and mobile app reminders) to quickly view, download and pay your bill – no more paper! Terms and conditions are available at fpl.com/ebillterms -Receive alerts and reminders when a new bill is ready to view and when it is due -Receive appointment reminders for scheduled appointments OUTAGE INFORMATION -Report a power outage -Check outage status and track restoration progress -Receive updates via push notifications ENERGY USE INFORMATION -View your projected monthly bill amount -Track your current, daily, weekly and monthly energy use -View your daily energy cost average and quickly see how your bill compares to the previous month ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT -Fingerprint login to view your real-time account balance, payment due date, balance details -View and download your bill (PDF) -Enroll in Pay Online and make a payment -Manage your saved payment methods -Schedule a future payment (if qualified) -Update your account profile – email address, phone number, and mailing address *FPL app use requires an active FPL account that is registered online at FPL.com
Design Manager
This app provides interior designers with mobile tools for project management and accounting. It allows users to create clients, projects, and vendors, capture item details, record time, and view project galleries while on the go. It connects with the Design Manager Pro Cloud for seamless business management.
- Create clients, projects, vendors, and employees
- Capture item pictures and specifications
- Record time spent on projects
- View project item gallery and proposal items
- Lookup contact information
- Connects with Design Manager Pro Cloud
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Design Manager’s mission is to give interior designers the best tools and services in the world. Since 1984, we have been dedicated to serving the design community. We deliver project management and accounting software that saves time, money, and frustration, while eliminating countless hours of paperwork. The Design Manager mobile app helps you manage your interior design business while on the go. Features include: Create Clients, Projects, Vendors & Employees Capture Item Pictures & Specifications Record your Time View your Project Item Gallery and Proposal Items Lookup Contact information The Design Manager app helps you work faster by connecting your Design Manager Pro Cloud with your Apple device. Less frustration + less paperwork = happy designers. *App users are required to have a Design Manager Pro Cloud user account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Design Manager at 100% against FPL's 41%. Design Manager also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). FPL's advantage is ratings volume (23K vs 6) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FPL holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FPL has 23K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of FPL's written reviews are positive against 100% of Design Manager's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FPL | Design Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (23K ratings) — better | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #146 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NextEra Energy, Inc | Franklin-Potter Associates, Inc. |
Customer experience
FPL
Design Manager
Bugs and requests
FPL
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues and account management problems
- Unreliable app performance and stability
- Inaccurate or missing data in usage and billing sections
Requested features
4 requests- Allow more customization and personalization options
- Improve outage reporting and restoration updates
- Provide more detailed usage history and forecasting
- Offer better support and communication channels
Design Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FPL
No in-app purchases
Design Manager
No in-app purchases
